Citation

Lommerse K, Knight M, Nair M, Deneux-Tharaux C, van den Akker T. BJOG 2019; 126(9): 1088-1092.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1471-0528.15215

PMID

29528573

Abstract

Poor maternal mental health is an important contributor to maternal mortality, which remains a global health priority as expressed in the sustainable development goals. Although underreported and neglected, psychiatric disorders in pregnant women or following childbirth have been shown to increase the risk of death from obstetric and medical conditions in pregnancy and puerperium as well as suicide up to one year postpartum (1,2). Therefore, increased attention to maternal mental health is needed. Many maternal suicides are preventable. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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